The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on this day in 1945. The ship had just delivered key components of the Hiroshima atomic bomb to the Pacific island of Tinian. Only 316 out of 1,196 men aboard survived the attack.

The USS Indianapolis in San Diego Harbor prior to the attack.

Ford at age 25.

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947)

Founder of Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford, developed the assembly- line process for mass production. One of his first cars was the Model T (below).

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is 70 years old today.

Bodybuilder, actor, and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger served as the governor of California from 2003 to 2011. His best known films include Conan the Barbarian(1982) Predator (1987), TheTerminator series (beginning in 1984), and Total Recall(1990). He decided to pursue a career as a bodybuilder at age fourteen, despite demonstrating ability in football. He became the youngest person to win the Mr. Universe contest when he was 20.